FACILITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU – GEORGIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT - II

Mission Report

Activity (as per ToR): Toy Safety training

Name of the Expert: Richard Sargeant

Dates: 5th and 6th October 2020

Location: Online

List of meetings (institutions and persons met): Online training sessions on 5th and 6th
October 2020

Aim of the mission: To deliver trainings to support implementation of the Multiannual

Market Surveillance Action Plan by enhancing knowledge and expertise of the Georgian
Technical and Construction Supervision Agency (TCSA) inspectors and other staff members
in the field of Technical regulation (TBT) thus ensuring efficient implementation of the newly
adopted legislation. The assignment includes training activity on the New Approach
Directives to Toy Safety and as per Annex I.

Background

Following the recent EU Twinning project in Georgia (completed Dec 2019), the TCSA have
reorganized with a Market Surveillance Agency being created and now responsible for Toy
Safety enforcement. The training is to support the development of new officers to the TCSA
who are relatively inexperienced in Toy Safety.

Mission findings/observations

Expert delivered presentations at webinar over 2 days and answered questions posed by the
audience to key toy safety concerns. The inspectors had a good understanding of the
legislation and needed to receive practical guidance on enforcement of the relatively new
legislation. Practical examples were discussed and approaches to be considered by
inpsectors when engaging with businesses.

Recommendations

1. For the Market Surveillance Agency to continue to invest in training and development
of inspectors to ensure market surveillance in Georgia is efficient and competent.

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Upcoming actions

None.

Annexes (if any)